Fox leads England U18 to victory over Scotland

In what was their second match of the season, England followed up last weekend’s 43-14 win over France with a successive victory.

In tricky conditions, England led 12-7 at the break through tries from lock Joe Tunney and flanker Aaron Hinkley.

And further scorers from fly-half Tom Hardwick, centre Cameron Redpath, son of Yorkshire Carnegie Head Coach Bryan Redpath, and Tom Seabrook sealed the win over Scotland.

England U18s will now turn their attentions to their next game against Wales U18s at Ebbw Vale RFC on Sunday 26 March.

England U18 captain and Yorkshire Carnegie youngster Ollie Fox said: “The boys put in a great shift and I’m really proud of how we played. The philosophy of this team and the message from the coaches is to go out there and be yourself and the boys did that brilliantly today, scoring some great tries in the process.”

England U18 head coach John Fletcher said: “It was never going to be easy with the weather and that made it difficult however our intentions were excellent today. We put Scotland under a lot of pressure in the lineouts today in both attack and defence and I’m delighted for Peter Walton and Mark Luffman who both work incredibly hard with the lads.

“We can be pleased with how these two games have gone and I think we will continue to improve as the season goes on.”